| Trichostema | |
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| Trichostema lanatum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ajugoideae |
| Genus: | Trichostema L. |
| Type species | |
| Trichostema dichotomum L.[1]
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Trichostema is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae, which are aromatic herbs or subshrubs. These plants are native to North America.[2][3] Many plant of this genus which have whorls of small blue flowers are called by the common name bluecurls.[4]
- ^ lectotype designated by N. L. Britton et A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N.U.S. ed. 2. 3: 104 (1913)
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Trichostema". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 December 2015.